Author: Dave Gomboc
Date: 19:45:44 12/23/98
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On December 23, 1998 at 08:57:22, Roberto Waldteufel wrote: >Hi all, > >I have recently implemented a virtual device driver (VxD) in my chess program to >allow access to hardware ports, which at present I use only to click the speaker >between moves, but which I hope will be the basis of a very fast Auto232 >implementation through direct com1 ports. Previously I clicked the speaker by >coding in and out instructions in Assembler, but this is not allowed under NT, >although it works fine under Win95 (not sure about Win98) > >Now I only have Win95, but this new implementation with the VxD should work >properly under all versions of 32-bit Windows. Is there anyone with WinNT or >Win98 installed on their machines that would be prepared to test my new >implementation to (hopefully!) confirm that it does indeed now run smoothly on >these platforms. It would not take much of your time, and you get a new chess >program as well. Any offers? > >Merry Christmas, >Roberto First, let me say that I am not a Windows NT systems programmer. Now, let me ask if Windows NT actually supports VxDs. My understanding was that they are only usable in the consumer OS versions (Win95/98). Dave Gomboc
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